A couple of advice for my SpWr slinger

[d3k0]

Hi guys!
the idea behind this SpWr was to have a "utilty/mobility ranged with stabbing chances".
So I developed it with ranged combat in mind, started with melee/throwing until I found a sling, then trained slings.
High stealth means I can choose my combats.
Blink and Passage Of G. help to get out of difficult situations.
Portal Projectile helps to kill summoners, smiters, and so on that created me a lot of trouble with any other character.
Spriggan speed helps to kite any non-ranged enemy.
"Spirit" on my amulet gives a boost on vitality.
First levels were very difficult (3 or 4 tentatives to kill Grinder...), but thanks to Shroud of G. and Sp speed I survived.
I found also an exciting rod of thunderbolt and training a bit of evocation made it a very useful "destroy that horde of ants/yaks/rats" button.
It's not my "deepest" point so far, but it's the single character with most survivability so I hope for the best at the moment.
Now to the questions:

1) how to develop?

Slings is at 19 at the moment, should I go till 23-24, or should I train something else?
Stealth at 9.5 is very good for tactical purposes but is not enough to stab, and by the way 7.3 in Short Blades is a bit low. Should I train them?
I am very happy with dodge/evasion (dodge at 12.6, robe to maximize evasion, ring of evasion -> EV=33 ), but should I invest more?
I didnt find any book till now, but anyway I didnt want to specialize much in magic.

2) Slings: what I do with the +9,-6 sling of Okawaru's Castigation {flame, rN+ Int+2}???

Oka gifted it to me but the -6 is quite... doh. Should I enchant it? Is it of any purpose I cannot think about?

Thank you!

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14.1 (tiles) character file.

DekoXI the Whirler (Spriggan Warper)               Turns: 36682, Time: 04:49:22

HP  60/60        AC  9     Str  9      XL: 13   Next: 81%
MP  32/32        EV 33     Int 15      God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 465         SH  0     Dex 20      Spells:  6 memorised, 11 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis +     b - +4 sling (flame)
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     e - +2 robe {rC+}
rNeg   . . .     Conserve .     (shield restricted)
rPois  .         rCorr    .     i - +2 hat
rElec  .         rRot     .     D - +2 cloak
SustAb . .       Spirit   +     (gloves unavailable)
rMut   .         Warding  .     (boots unavailable)
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     o - amulet "Ufastracu" {Spirit rF++ Str+2}
MR     +++..                    R - ring of protection from magic
                                j - +2 ring of evasion

@: very quick, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely stealthy
A: unfitting armour, see invisible, herbivore 3, speed 3, slow metabolism 2
a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion


You are on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 19 of its levels.
You have also visited: Sewer.

You have collected 955 gold pieces.
You have spent 490 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +1,+2 dagger of pain
 b - a +4,+4 sling of flame (weapon)
 s - a +0,+0 quick blade
 T - a +0 blowgun
 W - the +9,-6 sling of Okawaru's Castigation {flame, rN+ Int+2}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It turns projectiles fired from it into bolts of flame.
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It protects you from negative energy.
Missiles
 c - 45 darts
 f - 10 darts of dispersal
 h - 9 poisoned needles
 v - 26 sling bullets of frost
 x - 2 needles of sleeping
 y - 25 silver sling bullets
 B - 16 silver darts
 E - 2 curare-tipped needles
 H - 8 sling bullets of flame
 Q - 40 stones
 S - 14 sling bullets (quivered)
 V - 12 exploding sling bullets
 X - 20 poisoned sling bullets
Armour
 e - a +2 robe of cold resistance (worn)
 i - a +2 hat (worn)
 D - a +2 cloak (worn)
Comestibles
 m - a royal jelly
 J - 9 sultanas
Scrolls
 d - 2 scrolls of blinking
 l - 2 scrolls of identify
 t - a scroll of enchant weapon II
 w - 4 scrolls of enchant armour
 z - a scroll of enchant weapon I
 F - 8 scrolls of teleportation
 I - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 K - 2 scrolls of amnesia
 L - 2 scrolls of fog
 M - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 P - a scroll of immolation
 U - a scroll of vulnerability
 Y - 2 scrolls of recharging
Jewellery
 j - a +2 ring of evasion (left hand)
 o - the amulet "Ufastracu" (around neck) {Spirit rF++ Str+2}
   (You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [amulet of guardian spirit]
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It greatly protects you from fire.
 q - an uncursed ring of invisibility
 u - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 A - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 O - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 R - a ring of protection from magic (right hand)
Potions
 g - a potion of porridge
 n - 3 potions of heal wounds
 p - a potion of resistance
 r - 3 potions of restore abilities
 C - 2 potions of haste
 G - 4 potions of curing
 N - 4 potions of invisibility
 Z - a potion of brilliance
Rods
 k - a +6 lightning rod (16/16)
   (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)


   Skills:
 - Level 3,0 Fighting
 - Level 7,3 Short Blades
 * Level 19,3 Slings
 - Level 10,7 Throwing
 + Level 12,6 Dodging
 + Level 9,5 Stealth
 - Level 7,3 Spellcasting
 - Level 6,6 Translocations
 + Level 2,3 Invocations
 - Level 5,1 Evocations


You have 11 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Apportation           Tloc           ####......   1%          1    None
b - Shroud of Golubria    Chrm/Tloc      ###.......   6%          2    None
c - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
d - Portal Projectile     Tloc           ####..       2%          3    ##.....
e - Teleport Other        Tloc           ####....     2%          3    ##.....
f - Passage of Golubria   Tloc           N/A          12%         4    ####...


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (13/15)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (0/4) D:10
   Lair (5/8) D:10         Spider (0/5) Lair:3     
 Swamp: Lair:3-6    Shoals: Lair:3-6     Snake: Lair:3-6    Vaults: D:13-14

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One

Shops:
D:4 *[}*   D:6 [   D:8 *

Annotations:
D:13 exclusion: silver statue


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are tiny and cannot use many weapons and most armour.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You are a herbivore.
You cover ground extremely quickly.
You need consume almost no food.


Message History

S - 12 sling bullets (gained 1)
S - 13 sling bullets (gained 1)
S - 14 sling bullets (gained 1)
Found a stone staircase leading down.
Q - 40 stones (gained 19)
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You see here a meat ration.
Done exploring.
Saving game... please wait.
Welcome back, DekoXI the Spriggan Warper.
Okawaru says: Bring me glory in combat!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Unknown command.
Saving game... please wait.
Welcome back, DekoXI the Spriggan Warper.
Okawaru says: Bring me glory in combat!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Char dumped to '/home/d3k/.crawl/morgue/DekoXI.txt'.
Unknown command.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Fannar (Lair:5)
  Harold (Lair:2)
  4 hydras
  Nessos (D:12)
  Erica (D:11)
  A centaur warrior (D:13)
  A sun demon (D:13)
  An unseen horror (D:7)
  Joseph (D:11)
  4 hill giants
  The ghost of DekoXI the Slinger, an experienced SpWr (D:6)
  8 elephants
  3 black mambas
  A gargoyle (D:11)
  A queen ant (Lair:5)
  A fire drake (Lair:3)
  7 spiny frogs
  Grinder (D:3)
  A kobold demonologist (D:8)
  A jumping spider (Lair:3)
  2 komodo dragons
  2 trolls (D:12)
  Prince Ribbit (D:5)
  13 blink frogs
  4 basilisks
  2 redbacks (Lair:3)
  A trapdoor spider (D:11)
  A shark (D:11)
  18 yaks
  A wraith (D:11)
  A deep elf mage (D:11)
  7 hippogriffs
  2 hill giant zombies
  3 ugly things (D:9)
  A deep elf fighter (D:10)
  20 wolves
  6 soldier ants (Lair:5)
  3 swamp worms (Lair:2)
  7 water moccasins
  3 ice beasts
  2 orc warriors (D:8)
  5 ogres
  11 porcupines
  A black bear (Lair:1)
  A giant goldfish (Lair:2)
  2 sky beasts (D:11)
  A tengu (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  The ghost of DekoVIII the Vandal, an average SpWr of Okawaru (D:3)
  5 centaurs
  6 phantoms
  12 crocodiles
  Duvessa (D:5)
  20 big kobolds
  7 giant slugs
  A wyvern zombie (D:9)
  14 giant frogs
  3 gnoll sergeants
  5 scorpions
  A troll zombie (D:10)
  A yak zombie (D:8)
  2 jellies (D:7)
  16 wights
  5 killer bees (D:9)
  6 crimson imps
  3 electric eels (D:11)
  Dowan (D:5)
  A big fish (D:11)
  3 goliath beetles
  An elf zombie (D:12)
  An orc priest (D:7)
  A quasit (D:6)
  A centaur skeleton (D:5)
  An elf skeleton (D:7)
  14 hounds
  2 giant frog skeletons
  7 iguanas
  7 orc wizards
  25 worker ants
  2 sheep (D:9)
  A big kobold zombie (Sewer)
  An ogre skeleton (D:11)
  A hound zombie (D:10)
  Terence (D:3)
  A mummy (D:8)
  A worker ant zombie (D:11)
  17 gnolls
  52 green rats
  2 shadow imps
  15 adders
  4 giant mites
  12 white imps (Lair:5)
  12 worms
  3 ufetubi (D:8)
  2 orc zombies (D:6)
  An adder zombie (D:5)
  An adder skeleton (D:8)
  4 giant eyeballs
  14 giant geckos
  2 oozes (D:3)
  32 orcs
  28 bats
  A bat skeleton (D:5)
  7 giant cockroaches
  18 hobgoblins
  22 jackals
  2 ball pythons
  9 giant newts
  2 giant spores (D:12)
  14 goblins
  A goblin zombie (D:5)
  3 green rat skeletons (Sewer)
  A green rat zombie (Sewer)
  27 kobolds
  A kobold skeleton (D:5)
  2 orc skeletons
  16 quokkas
  A quokka skeleton (D:7)
  37 rats
  A rat skeleton (Sewer)
  A rat zombie (Sewer)
  16 ballistomycetes
  2 fungi (D:10)
  3 plants
732 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A human (D:3)
  An orc priest (D:12)
  2 orcs (D:12)
  8 giant spores
  2 ballistomycetes (D:11)
  A fungus (Lair:5)
  A plant (Lair:2)
16 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 748 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | DekoXI, the Spriggan Warper, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 10/10 MP: 4/4
   642 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 14/14 MP: 7/7
   899 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Shroud of Golubria
  1007 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
  1638 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 18/18 MP: 9/9
  1989 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  2389 | D:3      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  2412 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Slings
  2585 | D:3      | Noticed DekoVIII's ghost (average SpWr)
  2633 | D:3      | Killed DekoVIII's ghost
  2633 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 17/22 MP: 13/13
  2633 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 19/25 MP: 16/16
  2678 | D:3      | Noticed a human
  2681 | D:3      | Killed a human
  2867 | D:3      | Learned a level 3 spell: Portal Projectile
  2929 | D:3      | Noticed Grinder
  2937 | D:3      | Paralysed by Grinder for 3 turns
  2939 | D:3      | HP: 1/25 [Grinder/wand of frost (8)]
  2945 | D:4      | Found Iroabunih's Gadget Emporium.
  3373 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Slings
  3569 | D:4      | Found Mimadejoi's Assorted Antiques.
  3730 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 21/30 MP: 18/18
  3994 | D:4      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  4025 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Slings
  4242 | D:4      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  4617 | D:3      | Noticed Terence
  4664 | D:3      | Killed Terence
  4997 | D:3      | Paralysed by Grinder for 7 turns
  5020 | D:3      | Paralysed by Grinder for 7 turns
  5030 | D:3      | Killed Grinder
  5030 | D:3      | Reached skill level 8 in Slings
  5030 | D:3      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 6/33 MP: 4/20
  6042 | D:4      | Found Ziunud's General Store.
  6071 | D:4      | Found Iliannus' Armour Shop.
  6074 | D:4      | Bought a potion of curing for 22 gold pieces
  6074 | D:4      | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 33 gold pieces
  6129 | D:4      | Noticed an ogre
  6187 | D:4      | Killed an ogre
  6530 | D:4      | Reached skill level 9 in Slings
  6618 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  6642 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 16/37 MP: 21/23
  6887 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6902 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6950 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
  7063 | D:5      | Learned a level 3 spell: Teleport Other
  7068 | D:5      | Learned a level 4 spell: Passage of Golubria
  7195 | D:5      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  7239 | D:5      | Found a glowing drain.
  7244 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  7279 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  7425 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 10 in Slings
  8023 | D:5      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  8816 | D:4      | Bought a scroll labeled GEIP ODDEI for 29 gold pieces
  8884 | D:5      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
  8893 | D:5      | Noticed Duvessa
  8903 | D:5      | Noticed Dowan
  8931 | D:5      | Killed Duvessa
  8936 | D:5      | Killed Dowan
  8944 | D:5      | Killed Prince Ribbit
  8944 | D:5      | Reached skill level 11 in Slings
  9442 | D:6      | Found Wuulueg's Antique Armour Boutique.
  9458 | D:6      | Noticed DekoXI's ghost (experienced SpWr)
  9473 | D:6      | Killed DekoXI's ghost
  9473 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 41/41 MP: 24/24
  9625 | D:6      | Reached skill level 12 in Slings
  9800 | D:6      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  9820 | D:6      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 10127 | D:6      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 10128 | D:6      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 10142 | D:6      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 10250 | D:6      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
 10344 | D:7      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
 10439 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Translocations
 10441 | D:7      | Acquired Okawaru's first power
 10916 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
 11101 | D:7      | Noticed an unseen horror
 11118 | D:7      | Killed an unseen horror
 11589 | D:7      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 11739 | D:7      | Reached skill level 13 in Slings
 11758 | D:7      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 46/46 MP: 27/27
 12357 | D:8      | Found Nobak's Assorted Antiques.
 12498 | D:8      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
 12505 | D:8      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
 13685 | D:8      | Reached skill level 14 in Slings
 14773 | D:4      | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 14798 | D:4      | Bought 11 stones for 12 gold pieces
 14798 | D:4      | Bought 23 stones for 25 gold pieces
 14897 | D:6      | Bought a cloak for 135 gold pieces
 16181 | D:9      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
 16248 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 16886 | D:9      | Noticed a three-headed hydra
 16929 | D:9      | Killed a three-headed hydra
 16929 | D:9      | Reached XP level 11. HP: 44/49 MP: 29/29
 17149 | D:9      | Received a gift from Okawaru
 17438 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 17442 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 17572 | D:10     | Got a glittering garnet amulet
 18239 | D:10     | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
 18499 | D:10     | Reached skill level 15 in Slings
 18874 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 19130 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 19170 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 19915 | D:11     | Received a gift from Okawaru
 19953 | D:11     | Noticed Erica
 19981 | D:11     | Killed Erica
 20443 | D:11     | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 21188 | D:11     | Noticed Joseph
 21198 | D:11     | Killed Joseph
 21815 | D:11     | Received a gift from Okawaru
 21936 | D:11     | Noticed a hill giant
 22081 | D:11     | Killed a hill giant
 22081 | D:11     | Reached skill level 16 in Slings
 22671 | D:12     | Noticed a hill giant
 23036 | D:12     | Received a gift from Okawaru
 23036 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades
 23260 | D:12     | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 23318 | D:12     | Killed a six-headed hydra
 23574 | D:12     | Noticed Nessos
 23596 | D:12     | Killed Nessos
 23917 | D:12     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 53/53 MP: 31/31
 23940 | D:12     | Noticed a hill giant
 23965 | D:12     | Killed a hill giant
 24073 | D:12     | Killed a hill giant
 24280 | D:12     | Identified the amulet "Ufastracu" {Spirit rF++ Str+2} (You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 24657 | D:13     | Acquired Okawaru's second power
 24657 | D:13     | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
 24670 | D:13     | Received a gift from Okawaru
 25574 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 25631 | Lair:1   | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 26116 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 17 in Slings
 26726 | Lair:1   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 28067 | Lair:1   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 29215 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 18 in Slings
 29224 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 10 in Throwing
 29701 | Lair:2   | Noticed Harold
 29761 | Lair:2   | Killed Harold
 29991 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
 30604 | Lair:2   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 30855 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 51/57 MP: 29/32
 32013 | Lair:3   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 32524 | Lair:3   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 32526 | Lair:3   | Found a hole to the Spider Nest.
 34068 | D:8      | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon II for 198 gold pieces
 34068 | D:8      | Bought a scroll labeled CICOUZ ITATI for 36 gold pieces
 34597 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 34619 | Lair:5   | Got a jewelled sling {god gift}
 34620 | Lair:5   | Identified the +9,-6 sling of Okawaru's Castigation {flame, rN+ Int+2} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
 34675 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 19 in Slings
 34928 | Lair:5   | Noticed Fannar
 34960 | Lair:5   | Killed Fannar
 35389 | Lair:5   | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 35676 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
 35697 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Okawaru


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
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Melee: Short sword       |   114 |       |       |       |       ||   114
       Dagger            |    98 |    46 |   259 |   861 |   455 ||  1719
       Quick blade       |       |       |       |   459 |    22 ||   481
       Rod               |       |       |       |    12 |     3 ||    15
 Fire: Sling             |    15 |    85 |   482 |  1349 |   426 ||  2357
       Blowgun           |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
Throw: Dart              |    42 |       |    29 |   332 |    36 ||   439
       Tomahawk          |       |       |       |       |    70 ||    70
 Cast: Shroud of Golubri |     6 |     4 |     2 |     6 |       ||    18
       Portal Projectile |       |     2 |     3 |     3 |       ||     8
       Passage of Golubr |       |       |     1 |     1 |       ||     2
       Blink             |       |       |       |     8 |     1 ||     9
       Apportation       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     2 |     4 |       ||     6
       Rod               |       |       |       |    53 |    20 ||    73
  Use: Scroll            |       |     7 |     7 |    14 |     8 ||    36
       Potion            |       |     1 |     2 |    14 |     1 ||    18
 Stab: Sleeping          |       |     3 |    10 |     4 |     5 ||    22
       Distracted        |       |       |     1 |       |     1 ||     2


[e1999]

That sling is awful, do not use it. a 0 0 unbranded sling would probably do more damage. You also cant enchant it since its an artefact.

[dck]

Well the most important things I would do would be getting some fighting (to around 10-12 at least) and if any book with any necro spell on it exists then train necro to put that dagger of pain to the good use it deserves. I would also probably just wear the invis ring over MR and get some more evo and stealth but then again that would be mostly convenience and it's not like at your current depth you're facing a lot of things a +4 sling of flaming with bullets can't kill as a Sp.

The -6 sling is arse (incredibly so) and you can't enchant artifacts.

One important and worrying thing is that you haven't used hero once, so you might not realize but Hero costs really really low piety and gives you a huge offensive and defensive boost. Huge enough that you probably don't want more slings skill ever.

[d3k0]

OK, thank you for the advice!
Hero is great, you are right, I have to use it more often.
At the moment unluckily i cleared the Lair and Orcish Mines.
Then I read somewhere that correct order should be:
- Dungeon till Lair
- Clear Lair
- Clear OM
- First 4 levels of Shoals/Swamp/Snake
- Continue dungeon until Vaults
So, I entered Shoals. Maybe I should have continued dungeon instead.
I had no poison resistance. I was thinking: there is Spider Nest, Snake Pit, the Swamp... all places full of poisonous creatures. Why should I need poison resistance on a beach?
When I entered the Shoal, at first it seemed easy... I shot down two merfolks and a sea snake.
Jumping from island to island, I encountered one more water snake, then two, then 3 merfolks arrived, than a turtle.
Maybe I could have survived, I blinked away and was going invisible, but the sea snake poison is very strong. I managed to heal it with a couple of potions, but while drinking them the enemies reached me... and I was at 7 HP.
Sad.

Anyway thank you for the advices, I am quite happy because I never had cleaned Lair and OM so far... so it was a good run, I think.

[d3k0]

Now I checked knowledge bot and found that...

0.13 order: Lair -> D:13 -> Orc -> D:20 -> Vaults (but not Vaults:5) -> D:27 -> get three runes -> Zot.
0.14 order: D -> Lair:8 -> Orc:3 -> D:16 -> Snake/Spider:5 -> Vaults:4 -> Depths:6 -> Swamp/Shoals:5 -> Vaults:5 -> Zot

So definitely I should have continued Dungeon until D:16 or D:20, and then going to Vaults or Snake/Spider

[SchwaWarrior]

The bots might be outdated, considering D:16 and onward no longer exists. The main Dungeon now stops at D:15, and enters a brand new branch called the Depths, which is kinda like D:21 to D:27 all put together and made even harder (as in, Dire Elephants and Emperor Scorpions are now normal enemies, plus all the various Giants/Dragons/Yaktaurs that already existed). Vaults are also a little bit different: you can no longer enter them without at least one Rune. So, I used to clear through Vaults:4 before going after any Runes from any branch, and now I can't, I have to get a Rune from another branch first.

Usually it's safer to do Lair first and then the Orc Mines, but on occasion you can do the Mines first. You have to know what you're doing though. Since you might run into terrible enemies like Orc Sorcerers and High Priests (which can summon various demons), super-strong super-armoured Orc Knights, or even Stone Giants rarely, whereas all the Lair's worst threats at least still can't cast spells so they're easier to escape from or fight into submission, is what makes the Lair easier to beat before the Mines.

The Shoals are dangerous. Probably more dangerous than any other Lair branch in the game. On the other hand the loot you find down there is top notch. When you discover that your game has the Shoals instead of the Swamps, take it as a mixed blessing, and never tread down there lightly, wait until you're very prepared and have lots of ways to escape from danger. There's so many things down there that can completely trap you and shut down all of your escape options, until you're screwed beyond un-screwing. And Harpy packs will rip you to shreds if you're an EV character instead of an AC character x.x

If you made it to Lair with a Warper of all things, you're probably pretty good at the game! I suggest you try again a few times, and the more you practice the better you'll tend to do. Warpers are considered extremely challenging to play in the early game because of their lack of a solid attack-- I've only ever reached the Lair as a Warper a select handful of times, so props for making it as far as you did.

Also, though Okawaru is a good god for a Warper if general non-spell-combat superiority is what you want, Fedhas is fantastic for ranged attackers and she has several powers that can be put to use in many types of interesting situations, and Dithmeinos has some excellent defensive and escape abilities, though you're not allowed to use fire of any kind if you go with Dith. Then of course there's Trog if you decide you want more melee prowess than ranged, and Vehumet if you want to go the blaster-mage route.

What makes Warpers so tricky is that they HAVE to branch, and they have to branch quickly or they're in trouble because they can't kill hard enough to avoid being killed themselves. Translocations spells are not attacking spells, even the most "offensive" Translocations are either weapon buffs (Warp Weapon, Portal Projectile) or escape tools (Teleport Other, Disjunction), or the extremely niche Summon Forest which lays down a stage hazard that often times helps you, but isn't so good at killing outright. So, Warpers have to branch into some form of killing or another, which makes them much harder to play than a class that starts out just fine at killing (such as a typical Berserker or a Conjurer). You could say Warpers are an "experts only" character class. So again, props for making it as far as you did. I'd be very interested to hear you get farther next time and maybe even pick up a few Runes, if you decide to share!

[nilsbloodaxe]

Then of course there's Trog if you decide you want more melee prowess than ranged

Why even go Wr at all then?

Chei actually can work well with Wr, too. Because casting is less of an issue with the Int boost, you can focus more on melee (which you will certainly need if you follow Chei) and you actually have some potential escape options. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this for a Sp though.

[d3k0]

If you made it to Lair with a Warper of all things, you're probably pretty good at the game!

Thank you SchwaWarrior for your nice words
Sorry for delayed reply but I could not reach the forum in the past days, I think there was some connectivity issue.
In the meanwhile I tried a HaHu, and some other tries at SpWr, that I like very much (when I do not die in the first 2 Dungeon levels )
The only downside i that Sp are very fragile, so usually I get killed from things I don't know... for example, last death was at D:13 from a Manticore that I started kiting with Stings already inside my skin. I discovered after 3 tiles of movement how much insane is moving with Stings, anyway.... lesson learned.
I tried also Dithmenos and I like him a lot... I love any ability. But... I miss too much Oka gifts, especially for ammo, in this all-ranged build. Maybe I can give him another try.
Fedhas is intriguing, but still I didn't try her.

So again, props for making it as far as you did. I'd be very interested to hear you get farther next time and maybe even pick up a few Runes, if you decide to share!

Of course! Thank you all for the advices, and I'll keep you updated if you want!